The Telegraph looks at A-levels and the International Baccalaureate (IB), detailing their respective benefits. The article references Gresham's School and Queen Ethelburga's College. By Anthea Rowan.

The Telegraph details the 16 Russell Group universities in Clearing this year. By Sophie Inge.

A landmark Upper Tribunal ruling has given SEND pupils extra protection from exclusion from school. By Helen Ward, Tes.

Labour MPs have claimed the Government is failing to enable more disadvantaged students to attend Russell Group institutions. By Jessica Elgot, The Guardian.

Sir John Dunford writes for Tes, arguing that an admissions system based on predicted grades is detrimental to disadvantaged students.

The Centre for Policy Studies has today published a report by Toby Young entitled 'Technically gifted: How selection can save technical and vocational education'. By Jude Burke, Schools Week.

Initial figures show a fall in the number of pupils in England taking modern foreign languages at A-level. By Nicola Woolcock, The Times.

Alice Thomson writes in The Times in response to the debate around schools teaching to the test, following comments made by Amanda Spielman, Ofsted's chief inspector.

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